"War time farm"

I will look out for him, Spruce.

The woman who came to help Ruth with her washing this week was Hitorian Karen Sayer. she is the best friend of my sis in law and her parents still live in our village

 

We've had the pamphlet, must admit have not a chance to look at it.

 

It's been interesting to watch this series and I've certainly found it an eye-opener.
I'd never realised just how much inventiveness and adaptability was required of our farmers during the war years, in order to carry on feeding the country.

I'm not too sure however that all the various tasks miraculously performed by Ruth & co. happen as they appear on screen.
No sooner have our heroes embarked upon their latest mission, usually with hopelessly inadequate tools or machinery, when the next scene finds them standing back to admire their handiwork and a job well done. I have my suspicions about what goes on in between those scenes!

I'm also mightily impressed by Peter and Alex's ability to haul a few bits of rusting scrap metal out from beneath a hedge and, after a bit of hammering and welding, produce a fully functional plough/harrow/coal-fired vehicle etc. This amazing level of resourcefulness is reminiscent of the A-Team at its finest!

Seriously though, an enjoyable and informative programme which shows just how much effort went into keeping Britain fed during the conflict.

 

I've just watched that episode myself Trunky. Might be a bit of "Rhyming without a poetic licence" going on, but a good series all the same.

Be interesting to see what happens to the bean plot wrestled from the verge, I was thinking the seed will rot in the soaked ground & then all the hedgerow weeds will swamp it.

Been watching the bbc northern Ireland series on how we won the war too.

I think we should be considering the same wartime spirit to get us thru the recession.

Instead of Dig for Victory, lets Dig our way out of a hole.

 

Isn't that Ziggy?? Is he a TV star now?

 

funny, my hubby said the same. He also spotted a MIG welder being used & he said they weren't invented then.....